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According to some theories, the Nair have Indo-Scythian ancestry.<ref>Tyagi, Vidya Prakash. (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=vRwS6FmS2g0C&pg=PA282&dq=nair+scythian#v=onepage&q=nair%20scythian&f=false ''Martial Races of Undivided India,'' p. 282]; India, Office of the Registrar General. (1965). [https://books.google.com/books?id=k9ccAQAAMAAJ&q=nair+scythian&dq=nair+scythian&hl=en&ei=jKf0TZbpOISqrAeZ5Oi-Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBDgK ''Census of India, 1961,'' Vol. 7, p. 16].</ref | According to some theories, the Nair have Indo-Scythian ancestry.<ref name="britannica"/><ref>Tyagi, Vidya Prakash. (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=vRwS6FmS2g0C&pg=PA282&dq=nair+scythian#v=onepage&q=nair%20scythian&f=false ''Martial Races of Undivided India,'' p. 282]; India, Office of the Registrar General. (1965). [https://books.google.com/books?id=k9ccAQAAMAAJ&q=nair+scythian&dq=nair+scythian&hl=en&ei=jKf0TZbpOISqrAeZ5Oi-Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBDgK ''Census of India, 1961,'' Vol. 7, p. 16].</ref> During British rule, Nair were known as Nayarkutti and were important in [[politics]], [[government]], medicine, [[education]], and [[law]].<ref name="britannica"/> | ||
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== More reading == | == More reading == | ||
* Fawcett, Fredrick. (1901). ''Nâyars of Malabar.'' Madras: Madras Government Press. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/nayars-of-malabar-by-f-fawcett/oclc/457840401&referer=brief_results OCLC 457840401] | * Fawcett, Fredrick. (1901). ''Nâyars of Malabar.'' Madras: Madras Government Press. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/nayars-of-malabar-by-f-fawcett/oclc/457840401&referer=brief_results OCLC 457840401] | ||
* Fuller, Christopher John. (1976). ''The Nayars Today.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521213011}}; {{ISBN|9780521290913}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/nayars-today/oclc/2238183&referer=brief_results OCLC 2238183] | * Fuller, Christopher John. (1976). ''The Nayars Today.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|9780521213011}}; {{ISBN|9780521290913}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/nayars-today/oclc/2238183&referer=brief_results OCLC 2238183] | ||
* Jeffrey, Robin. (1976). ''The Decline of Nair Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore 1847-1908.'' London: Sussex University Press. {{ISBN|9780856210549}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/decline-of-nayar-dominance-society-and-politics-in-travancore-1847-1908/oclc/461808228?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 461808228] | * Jeffrey, Robin. (1976). ''The Decline of Nair Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore 1847-1908.'' London: Sussex University Press. {{ISBN|9780856210549}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/decline-of-nayar-dominance-society-and-politics-in-travancore-1847-1908/oclc/461808228?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 461808228] | ||
* Panikkar, Kavalam Madhava. [https://archive.org/stream/SomeAspectsOfNayarLife/SomeAspectsOfNayarLifeCopy#page/n0/mode/2up "Some Aspects of Nayar Life,"] ''Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland,'' | * Panikkar, Kavalam Madhava. [https://archive.org/stream/SomeAspectsOfNayarLife/SomeAspectsOfNayarLifeCopy#page/n0/mode/2up "Some Aspects of Nayar Life,"] ''Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland,'' July–December 1918, Vol. 48, pp. 254–293. | ||
== Other websites == | == Other websites == | ||
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Nair, also known as Nayar, is a Hindu caste of the Indian state of Kerala[1] on the Malabar Coast.
History
According to some theories, the Nair have Indo-Scythian ancestry.[1][2] During British rule, Nair were known as Nayarkutti and were important in politics, government, medicine, education, and law.[1]
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nāyar". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ↑ Tyagi, Vidya Prakash. (2009). Martial Races of Undivided India, p. 282; India, Office of the Registrar General. (1965). Census of India, 1961, Vol. 7, p. 16.
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More reading
- Fawcett, Fredrick. (1901). Nâyars of Malabar. Madras: Madras Government Press. OCLC 457840401
- Fuller, Christopher John. (1976). The Nayars Today. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521213011; ISBN 9780521290913; OCLC 2238183
- Jeffrey, Robin. (1976). The Decline of Nair Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore 1847-1908. London: Sussex University Press. ISBN 9780856210549; OCLC 461808228
- Panikkar, Kavalam Madhava. "Some Aspects of Nayar Life," Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, July–December 1918, Vol. 48, pp. 254–293.
Other websites
- Digital Colonial Documents (India) Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine